HEALTH INFORMATION

Dr. Nikhil Teppara, High Point Medical Center Surgeon, Among 1,823 Initiated Into American College of Surgeons

11/29/2016

HIGH POINT, NC - Dr. Nikhil Teppara with High Point Medical Center Surgical Associates was among 1,823 Initiates from around the world who became Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) during the Convocation ceremony at the College’s 2016 annual Clinical Congress in Washington, DC, last month. This year’s class of Initiates was among one of the largest ever admitted into the College.

Dr. Teppara received a medical doctorate in 2011 from the University of South Carolina. He currently practices High Point Medical Center Surgical Associates and High Point Medical Center Bariatrics & Weight Loss Center, both located in High Point.

In 2014, Dr. Teppara attained board certification from the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Teppara has a strong professional interest in laparoscopics, bariatrics and robotics and holds membership in other professional societies including American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Society for American Gastro Enterologic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.

By meeting the College’s stringent membership requirements, Fellows of the College have earned the distinguished right to use the designation of “FACS” (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after their names. An applicant for Fellowship must be a graduate of an approved medical school; must have completed advanced training in one of the 14 surgical specialties recognized by the College; must possess certification by an American surgical specialty board or appropriate certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; and must have been in practice for at least one year at the time of his or her application. Before admission into Fellowship, the surgeon must further demonstrate ethical fitness and professional proficiency, and his or her acceptance as a Fellow of the College must be approved by three-fourths of its Board of Regents.

The Convocation ceremony was the highlight of the five-day Congress at which initiation into ACS Fellowship took place. The Congress also featured reports on research-in-progress, postgraduate courses, panel discussions, symposia, and scientific and industrial exhibits. Total estimated attendance at the Congress was 11,745, including 8,127 physicians. Allied health professionals and members of the scientific and consumer media also attended the meeting.